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Soyuz-T 11
(Salyut 7, VE-3)
(Eleventh International Mission)

Cosmonauts:
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Yuri V. Malyshev [1], Commander
        Gennadi M. Strekalov [3], Flight Engineer
        Rakesh Sharma [1] (India)
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        Leonid D. Kizim (Soyuz-T 10), Commander
        Vladimir A. Solovyov (Soyuz-T 10), Flight Engineer
        Oleg Y. Atkov (Soyuz-T 10), Research Engineer
Backup:
    Anatoli Berezovoi
    Georgi Grechko
    Malhotra Ravish
Launch:
    Date: 3 April 1984
    Time: 13:08 UTC
Landing:
    Date: 2 October 1984
    Time: 10:57 UTC
Duration: 181 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes
Call Sign: Yupiter (Jupiter)

This crew worked aboard the Salyut 7 space station. This also marked the first Indian in space.